This list of psychology/mental health resources is part of the EBSS Reference Sources & Services Committee's statistical directory, which you can view here [[http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/A_Statistical_Directory_for_Education_%26_Social_Science_Librarians]]:

Reports, databases, and other sources of statistics and demographic data on children and families in the United States, child abuse and neglect, child welfare services, children and youth in foster care, and domestic and international adoption.

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being. Data on children by age group, ethnicity, economic status, and family structure.

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[http://nces.ed.gov National Center for Education Statistics]

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Features numerous data tables on elementary education, early childhood education, and secondary schools. Includes fast facts on standardized testing results, early childhood programs and a broad variety of social and economic issues that impact elementary and secondary education.

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[http://www.ncld.org/ld-basics/ld-explained/basic-facts Basic Facts]

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National Center for Learning Disorders, Inc. Fact sheets on different types of learning disabilities.

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[http://datatrends.fmhi.usf.edu/ Summaries of Current Research Findings in the Children’s Mental Health Field]

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Research & Training Center for Children’s Mental Health

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Includes summaries, which detail recent, published articles on systems of care for children with emotional and behavioral disabilities and their families, and news briefs, which highlight related items or events of interest to the field.

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[http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/childcare.html Childcare: Survey of Income and Program Participation]

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US Census Bureau. Provides detailed summaries of current research findings on child care arrangements. Reports go back to 1999.

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== General Psychology ==

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[http://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/data.htm Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mental Health Work Group: Data and Statistics]

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Mental health data by state and subgroups. Data from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).

Statistics on earnings and employment data for counselors with different specialties.

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[http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/default.asp Global Health Atlas]

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World Health Organization (WHO).

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Statistics on well-being, mental health and neurological disorders from around the world. Includes "Resources for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders."

Latest revision as of 15:27, 8 January 2013

This list of psychology/mental health resources is part of the EBSS Reference Sources & Services Committee's statistical directory, which you can view here [[1]]:

Child and School Psychology

Child Welfare Information Gateway
Reports, databases, and other sources of statistics and demographic data on children and families in the United States, child abuse and neglect, child welfare services, children and youth in foster care, and domestic and international adoption.

Childstats.gov
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being. Data on children by age group, ethnicity, economic status, and family structure.

National Center for Education Statistics
Features numerous data tables on elementary education, early childhood education, and secondary schools. Includes fast facts on standardized testing results, early childhood programs and a broad variety of social and economic issues that impact elementary and secondary education.

Basic Facts
National Center for Learning Disorders, Inc. Fact sheets on different types of learning disabilities.

Global Health Atlas
World Health Organization (WHO).
Statistics on well-being, mental health and neurological disorders from around the world. Includes "Resources for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders."